February 23, 2025
The First Plastic Model Kit Made Using Chemically Recycled Resin! The EXPO2025 RX-78F00/E Gundam (EX-001 G.L.R.S.S. Feather Unit) Chemical Recycling Ver. is Coming Soon!
Collected runners are turned into new GUNPLA!
The EXPO2025 RX-78F00/E Gundam (EX-001 G.L.R.S.S. Feather Unit) Chemical Recycling Ver., the first plastic model kit made using chemically recycled resin, will be released at THE GUNDAM BASE POP-UP WORLD TOUR in OSAKA and other venues in April. It will be available for 3,960 JPY (tax included).
Chemical recycling is a recycling method where used plastics are chemically broken down and returned to their raw materials to be reused. This allows used plastic to be reused as high-quality recycled plastics.
To create this item, BANDAI SPIRITS collected used runners from plastic model kits from users, and PS Japan performed chemical recycling on them alongside other used polystyrene materials into monomers, which BANDAI SPIRITS purchased to use as raw materials for plastic model kit production.
Each item uses 44% chemically recycled plastic by weight.
BANDAI SPIRITS and PS Japan have been researching chemical recycling using plastic model kit runners since 2021, and it has reached a phase where it can finally be put to practical use for the first time.
EXPO2025 RX-78F00/E Gundam (EX-001 G.L.R.S.S. Feather Unit) Chemical Recycling Ver.
Going on sale on Friday, April 11, 2025
Available at THE GUNDAM BASE POP-UP WORLD TOUR in OSAKA and other venues/stores
Price: 3,960 JPY (tax included)
Size: Approximately 125mm tall
*There are no visual differences between this item and the regular EXPO2025 RX-78F00/E Gundam (EX-001 G.L.R.S.S. Feather Unit), which is not made using chemically recycled plastic.
Chemical recycling is a recycling method where used plastics are chemically broken down and returned to their raw materials to be reused. This allows used plastic to be reused as high-quality recycled plastics.
To create this item, BANDAI SPIRITS collected used runners from plastic model kits from users, and PS Japan performed chemical recycling on them alongside other used polystyrene materials into monomers, which BANDAI SPIRITS purchased to use as raw materials for plastic model kit production.
Each item uses 44% chemically recycled plastic by weight.
BANDAI SPIRITS and PS Japan have been researching chemical recycling using plastic model kit runners since 2021, and it has reached a phase where it can finally be put to practical use for the first time.
EXPO2025 RX-78F00/E Gundam (EX-001 G.L.R.S.S. Feather Unit) Chemical Recycling Ver.
Going on sale on Friday, April 11, 2025
Available at THE GUNDAM BASE POP-UP WORLD TOUR in OSAKA and other venues/stores
Price: 3,960 JPY (tax included)
Size: Approximately 125mm tall
*There are no visual differences between this item and the regular EXPO2025 RX-78F00/E Gundam (EX-001 G.L.R.S.S. Feather Unit), which is not made using chemically recycled plastic.
The GUNPLA Recycling Project has collected a total of 105 tons of used runners!
The GUNPLA Recycling Project kicked off in April 2021 as a joint project between four Bandai Namco Group companies (Bandai Namco Holdings, BANDAI SPIRITS, Bandai Namco Amusement, and Bandai Logipal). Used GUNPLA runners collected from users were used as resources for chemical recycling, material recycling, and thermal recycling. A total of approximately 105 tons of used runners have been collected from April 2021 to January 2025.
⇒Learn about BANDAI SPIRITS' sustainable activities through plastic model kits!
⇒Learn about BANDAI SPIRITS' sustainable activities through plastic model kits!
* This article was originally published in Japan. Availability & timing may vary by region.
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